| Justine Tsiranana | |
| Honorific Suffix: | MGH |
| Office: | First Lady of Madagascar |
| Term Label: | In role |
| Term Start: | June 26, 1960 |
| Term End: | October 11, 1972 |
| Predecessor: | Position Established |
| Successor: | Marcelle Larguier |
| President: | Philibert Tsiranana |
| Office1: | Spouse of the Prime Minister of Madagascar |
| Term Start1: | 14 October 1958 |
| Term End1: | 1 May 1959 |
| Primeminister1: | Philibert Tsiranana |
| Predecessor1: | Position Reestablished |
| Successor1: | Position Abolished |
| Birth Name: | Justine Kalotody |
| Birth Date: | 1918 |
| Death Date: | 1 July 1999 (aged 81) |
| Spouse: | Philibert Tsiranana (m. 1933–1978; his death) |
| Children: | Seven, including Pierre Tsiranana, adopted Ruffine Tsiranana |
Justine Tsiranana (c. 1918 – 1 July 1999[1]) was a Malagasy public figure who served as the first First Lady of Madagascar from 1960 to 1972.[2] She was the wife of the country's founding president, Philibert Tsiranana.
Tsiranana was born Justine Kalotody. Originally a seamstress descending from the first translator of the Evangile in Tsimihety language, she married Philibert Tsiranana on January 29, 1933, in a Catholic wedding ceremony in the village of Antsirabe, Mandritsara District.[2] In addition to her role as the country's first First Lady from 1960 to 1972, Tisranana served as the honorary president of the Red Cross of Madagascar.[2]
Justine Tsiranana died in July 1999 at the age of 81.[3]
The award-winning red rose variety “Madame Tsiranana” was created in her honour by French rose nurser Paul Croix in 1970.[4]
Order of the Golden Heart Presidential Award (6 August 1964)
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